Progressed: Interceptions decreased

Darnold played 13 games in each of the past two seasons, but in 2019 he threw only 13 interceptions compared to 15. While this isn’t a vast improvement, he only threw multiple interceptions in a single game twice, which is half as many times as he did in 2018.

Seven of his 13 interceptions came in back-to-back games against the Patriots and Jaguars, and both featured moments where Darnold threw off his back foot instead of throwing the ball away. He learned from those mistakes down the stretch and finished with only three picks in the final six games of the season. He especially played better against zone defenses. As noted by ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Darnold threw only four of his 13 interceptions against zone coverage, compared to 10 of his 15 interceptions in 2018.